Leon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$3707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	1.58M	577K

The cost of living in Leon is 60% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6610th and 1864th ($815 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1525th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Milwaukee

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	Leon	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$23971

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$832
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$753
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$860
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$896
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$846
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$764
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$894
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$913
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1030
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1184
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$873
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$943
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1162
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$615
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$803
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$926
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$749
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$868
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$851
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1058
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399